Buddhist Dictionary of Pali Proper Names by G P Malalasekera
catumatta jātaka
Catumatta Jātaka:Two geese from Cittakūta once used a certain tree as a perch,whenever they approached it,and became friendly with the spirit of the tree,who was the Bodhisatta.They talked together about religion until a jackal came and interrupted them.Then the geese flew away and did not return.
The story was told of an old monk who interrupted a conversation between Sāriputta and Moggallāna.The monk was the jackal.J.ii.106f.